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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: safety matters > General
'The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of
Zephaniah's writing shines through ... hilarious and later
heartbreaking' Guardian A teacher is dead, murdered by two of his
students in front of the whole school. Right in front of Jackson
Jones. But Mr Joseph was a good man - people liked him, respected
him. How could those boys stab him and jog away like nothing had
happened? Unable to process what he has seen, Jackson begins his
own investigation: everyone knows who did it, but as Jackson
uncovers more about the boys, he becomes convinced that people need
to understand why. Brilliantly written and with a real ear for
dialogue, fans of Angie Thomas and Malorie Blackman will love
Benjamin Zephaniah's novels for young adult readers: Refugee Boy
Face Gangsta Rap Teacher's Dead
White Pine Award 2022 - Shortlisted During a sweltering summer,
Dills must come to terms with a horrific crime and the parent he
loves who committed it. Dills and his mom have returned to
Hamilton, her hometown, hoping to leave the horrors of Windsor
behind. But it's impossible to escape the echoes of tragedy, and
trouble always follows trouble. When Dills hurts a new classmate,
it comes out in court that he was in the Windsor High library when
the shooter came in. But he won't talk about what he saw, what he
still sees whenever he closes his eyes. He can't. He definitely
can't tell anyone that the Windsor Shooter is his stepfather,
Jesse, that Jesse can speak into his mind from hundreds of
kilometres away, and that Dills still loves him even though he
committed an unspeakable crime.
Did you know that there are kids out there who don't even want to
get out of bed in the morning because they know what going to
school means for them? * being teased and taunted ... * being
excluded and rejected ... * being afraid that you're going to be
assaulted and possibly hurt... * Sometimes it can even mean that
you just can't hang in there any longer, so you give up and take
your own life. If you are one of the cool kids at school, this book
is for you. But if you're not one of the cool kids, this book is
especially for you. Emerson Elementary isn't a real school, but it
could be your elementary school. And the students at Emerson aren't
real kids, but the problems they face are real, and so are the
choices they make.The Golden Rule is an old rule, but it's still a
good rule to live by, and after reading this book, you may just
possibly become a kinder, more compassionate human being, someone
who treats others the way you want them to treat you. So come along
and join the students at Emerson Elementary and help them make some
cool choices!
In hierdie dapper en pragtige verhaal vertel Mejuffrou Suid-Afrika, Shudufhadzo Musida, die storie van waar sy vandaan kom; as ’n singende, dansende babbelkous in ’n klein dorpie met die naam Ha-Vhangani, omring met liefde, veral dié van haar ma en Gogo Gugu.
Maar dinge loop skeef vir Shudu wanneer sy na ’n nuwe plek trek en deur haar klasmaats geboelie word.
Lees hoe Shudu haar hartseer en uitdagings te bowe kom, en ’n jong meisie en volwassene word wat geleer het om haarself lief te hê!
The choices you make matter By being a good citizen, you choose not
to be a bully. Read about how you can be a good citizen.
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